I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Scott). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 48, nays 50, as follows…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Perdue). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 49, nays 49, as follows…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Gardner). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 48, nays 50, as…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 49, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 46, nays 52, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Gardner). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 47, as…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall…

on December 28, 2016, President Obama designated the Bears Ears National Monument in Southern Utah, and I wish to commend him on protecting these important lands. This designation is an important step forward in the conservation of some of…

today, Senate Democrats will be voting to protect three programs--Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. These programs represent core commitments our Nation has made to seniors, low-income Americans, children, and those living with…

there was debate on the Senate floor that went on for years. It was a personal thing, a personal issue with two Senators--one was a Republican, the other a Democrat. The Republican was Senator Pete Domenici of New Mexico. The Democrat was…

I come to reflect on the 1-year anniversary of rain and winter storms that swept across the State of Illinois, causing widespread flooding and devastation. In the midst of the holidays, heavy rainfall of over 7 inches a day in some areas…

I think there is a growing concern of a question that you have addressed yourself to him and I asked you to speak to again about his role if he becomes Attorney General, vis-a-vis the White House, the President.

Senator Sessions has called for Attorneys General to recuse themselves rather than participate in investigations with political ramifications.

We can never go back. I am totally committed to maintaining the freedom and equality that this country has to provide to every citizen.

We have seen nothing less than a Machiavellian frenzy of voter disenfranchisement.

post-Shelby County, if the Attorney General is not timely and aggressive in enforcing the Voting Rights Act, the damage will be done.

I hope, after the heated language of this last election campaign, that we can come back to some of the standards that have guided this Nation since World War II.

the Department of Justice is in a perilous place. It needs strong leadership. It needs resources.

It would strike me that this is an obvious case for a special prosecutor if it involves a campaign leading to a candidate who selected you as the Attorney General.

I believe the American people spoke clearly in this election.

The Voting Rights Act is regarded as the crown jewel of civil rights statutes.

we can squander the fruit of their efforts and the civic sacrament of our democracy, namely the right to vote.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.